Garment steaming device



March 30, 1937. G. JACOBS 4 GARMENT STEAMING DEVICE Filed March 11, 19362 Sheets-Sheet 1 fleimwms INVENTOR ATTORNEY March 30, 1937. JACOBS2,075,724

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476/717 Jams INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 30,1931

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to garment steaming devices, and has for theprimary object the provision of a device of this character which willintroduce dry steam into a garment so that the steam may impregnate orpass through the fabric reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a frontelevation, partly in section, illustrating a garment steaming deviceconstructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, illustrating thedevice.

Figure 3 is a top plan view illustrating the device.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4 -4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 5.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral I indicates a hollowbase, access to the interior thereof may be had by a doorway formed inthefront wall of said base and normally closed by a hinged door 2.Removably mounted in the base is a dome-shaped chamber 3 to which issecured a stufling gland 4 which extends through an opening 5 formed inthe top wall of the base. The stufling gland 4 forms a journal for ahollow shaft 6 which extends into the steam chamber 3 and has securedthereto cup-shaped blades 1. The shaft 6 extends above the stuflinggland 4 and has detachably secured thereto pairs of superimposed andhorizontally arranged nozzles 8 surrounded by foraminous material 9. Theforaminous material is in the form of a cone and has secured theretosupporting legs 10 mounted on the top wall of the base.

A support I I adjustable as to length is mounted on the base and itsupper end is curved and terminates over the cone 9 and is provided witha ring l2 to receive the hook of a garment hanger 13. A garment I4 issuspended on the hanger with the cone 9 extending upwardly therein. Tospread and anchor the garment to the base a plurality of clasns l areprovided and which the shaft 6 just above the upper end of the gland areconnected to the base by coil springs IS. The clasps when applied to thegarment will tension said springs and as the garment is suspended fromthe coat hanger, the garment will be maintained with a desired tautnessabout the cone 9. 5

A condensation chamber I1 is located in the base I and has connectedthereto a pipe ill to which a nozzle I9 is secured. The nozzle entersthe steam chamber 3 opposite the blades 1. Cutoff valves 20 and 2| arelocated in the pipe I8 10 and the latter is also provided with a drainvalve 22 located between the cut-off valves 20 and 2|. A steam supplypipe 23 is connected to the condensing chamber l1 adjacent the lattersupper end and the lower end has connected thereto a 15 return or drainpipe 24. A baille 25 is located in the condensing chamber I! for thepurpose of directing the incoming steam downwardly into the condensingchamber so'that said steam to pass or escape to the pipe l8 must passupwardly 20 allowing any particles of watercondensing from the steam topass to the pipe 24 so that steam entering the steam chamber 3 by way ofthe nozzle l9 will be dry. The steam escaping from the nozzle l9 againstthe blades rotate the shaft 6 25 and the latter in turn rotates thenozzles 8. The steam passes from the steam chamber 3 upwardly throughthe pipe 6 and thence to the nozzles 8 where it is directed against theinner face of the fabric of the garment after passing through the 30cone 9. The cone 9 being of foraminous material will bring about adistribution of the steam from the nozzles over the inner face of thefabric. The fabric becomes impregnated with the steam and the latterpasses through the fabric so as to remove wrinkles therefrom and causethe nap of the fabric to lose any matted appearance. A guard 26 ismounted on the upper end of 4 and is preferably in the form of anannular 0 cap having perforations 21 in its periphery and a, downwardlydepending flange 28. The purpose of the guard 26 is to receive steam byway of the tubes 26 and distribute said steam to the lower portion ofthe garment. The steam may escape from the guard by way of theperforations and also in a downward direction due to the arrangementofthe flange 28.

The opening 5 is closed by foraminous material 50 29 and is incommunication with a compartment 30 formed in the base and in which islocated an electrically driven fan II. The fan when in operation expelsair through the opening 5 and this air passing upwardly may enter thegarment 55 for the purpose oi aiding in drying the latter after thesteaming operation.

The purpose of the drain valve 22 is to remove condensation from thepipe l8, this being accom- 5 plished by opening the valves 22 and 20 andclosing the valve 2|, permitting live steam to force condensation fromthe pipe I 8.

Having described the invention, I claim: 1. A garment steaming devicecomprising a 0 base, means for supp rting a garment above said base, aforaminous form supported by the base and extending into the garment, ahollow shaft journaled to the base and extending into the form nozzlesconnected to said shaft and rotat- 15 able therewith, a steam chambercarried by said base and having the shaft extending therein, bladessecured to the shaft and locatedsin the chamber, and means for admittingsteam to the chamber against the blades.

2. A garment steaming device comprising a base, means for suspending agarment above said base, a toraminous form supported by the base 5 andextending upwardly in the garment, a pipe rotatably supported by thebase and extending into the form and arranged centrally thereof,horizontally disposed nozzles connected to said pipe within the form andarranged in pairs with 10 the nozzles of each pair extending in oppositedirections, a steam driven means connected to said pipe for rotating thelatter, and means for directing steam from said steam driven means intothe pipe and escaping from the latter by way 15 of the nozzles.

GLENN JACOBS.

